Resolver, rotating electrical machine, and elevator hoisting machine

ABSTRACT

In a resolver, a detecting stator core includes a first detection winding group, a second detection winding group, and a plurality of excitation windings. The first detection winding group includes a plurality of first windings as detection windings. The second detection winding group includes, as detection windings, a plurality of second windings different from the first windings in the phase of the detection voltage. The excitation windings are each wound around one of teeth of the detecting stator core. Each first winding and each second winding are wound around different teeth from each other without being wound around the same tooth. The detection winding and the excitation winding that are wound around the same tooth are arranged so as to be separated from each other in a radial direction.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a resolver including a detecting statorand a detecting rotor rotatable relative to the detecting stator, arotating electrical machine including a resolver, and an elevatorhoisting machine including a resolver.

BACKGROUND ART

Hitherto, there has been known a resolver in which an excitation windingand a sine-phase output winding and a cosine-phase output winding, whichdiffer from each other in the electrical angle phase of the outputvoltage by 90°, are wound around each of the teeth of a stator core, andthe excitation winding, the sine-phase output winding, and thecosine-phase output winding are arranged on the same tooth so that theexcitation winding is separated from the sine-phase output winding andcosine-phase output winding in a direction in which the tooth protrudes,by a partition wall of an insulating member (see, for example, PatentLiterature 1).

CITATION LIST Patent Literature

[PTL 1] JP 2012-163359 A

SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem

In the resolver of the related art described in Patent Literature 1,however, the sine-phase output winding and cosine-phase output windingare wound in such a way that the outer rim of one is overlapped with theother, which easily leads to accidental unwinding of the outer outputwinding and an error in the detection of the output winding angle.Patent Literature 1 also includes a description of another arrangementin which the sine-phase output winding and the cosine-phase outputwinding are separated from each other in the direction in which thetooth protrudes. In this case too, the sine-phase output winding, thecosine-phase output winding, and the excitation winding are side by sidein the direction in which the tooth protrudes and, unless the length ofthe tooth is adapted, the resultant thinness of the partition walls ofthe insulating member easily leads to accidental unwinding of thewindings due to deformation of the partition walls. The width of eachwinding in the direction in which the tooth protrudes may be reduced inorder to ensure that the partition walls of the insulating member aresufficiently thick, but the windings are still prone to accidentalunwinding because the thickness of each winding in the circumferentialdirection is thicker in this case.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems describedabove, and an object of the present invention is therefore to provide aresolver, a rotating electrical machine, and an elevator hoistingmachine, which are capable of preventing an increase in angle detectionerror.

Solution to Problem

According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provideda resolver, including: a detecting stator; and a detecting rotorrotatable relative to the detecting stator, the detecting rotorincluding a plurality of salient poles arranged side by side in acircumferential direction, and being arranged so that each of theplurality of salient poles faces the detecting stator in a radialdirection, the detecting stator including a detecting stator core, and afirst detection winding group, a second detection winding group and aplurality of excitation windings, which are provided to the detectingstator core, the detecting stator core including a plurality of teetharranged side by side in the circumferential direction, the firstdetection winding group including a plurality of first windings asdetection windings, the second detection winding group including, asdetection windings, a plurality of second windings different from theplurality of first windings in a phase of a detection voltage, each ofthe plurality of excitation windings being wound around each one of theplurality of teeth, each of the plurality of first windings and each ofthe plurality of second windings being wound around different ones ofthe plurality of teeth from each other without being wound around thesame tooth, each of the detection windings and each of the plurality ofexcitation windings wound around the same tooth being arranged so as tobe separated from each other in the radial direction.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

According to the resolver, rotating electrical machine, and elevatorhoisting machine of the present invention, each first winding and eachsecond winding are wound around different teeth from each other, withoutbeing wound around the same tooth, and the excitation winding and thedetection winding that are wound around the same tooth are arranged soas to be separated from each other in the radial direction of thedetecting stator. The excitation windings, the first windings, and thesecond windings can be thus prevented from being wound in an undesirablemanner in which the outer rim of one type of winding is overlapped withanother type of winding. In addition, the need to increase the thicknessof each type of winding in the circumferential direction of thedetecting stator can be eliminated by avoiding winding all types ofwindings, that is, the excitation windings, the first windings, and thesecond windings, around the same tooth. This can reduce the chance ofconductive wires of the excitation windings, the first windings, and thesecond windings being wound around teeth in a misaligned manner, andprevent an angle detection error of the resolver from increasing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view for illustrating a resolver according to a firstembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view for illustrating an excitation winding andfirst winding wound around one of teeth of FIG. 1 that has a toothnumber “5”.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view for illustrating an excitation winding andfirst winding wound around one of the teeth of FIG. 1 that has a toothnumber “7”.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for illustrating, side by side, theexcitation winding and maximum width winding of FIG. 2, which are woundaround the same tooth, and the excitation winding and non-maximum widthwinding of FIG. 3, which are wound around the same tooth.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for illustrating a magnetic flux densitydistribution of a magnetic flux formed around each of the teeth of FIG.1.

FIG. 6 is a graph for showing a relation between the radial positions ofthe maximum width winding and non-maximum width winding of FIG. 4 andthe interlinkage magnetic flux densities per number of turns of themaximum width winding and the non-maximum width winding.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for illustrating a relation between theradial winding width and radial position of the maximum width winding ofFIG. 4 and the radial winding width and radial position of thenon-maximum width winding of FIG. 4.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram for illustrating a state under which thecenter position of the non-maximum width winding of FIG. 7 matches withthe center position of the maximum width winding of FIG. 7 in the radialdirection of a detecting stator.

FIG. 9 is a graph for showing the relation of the amount of misalignmentbetween the center positions of the maximum width winding andnon-maximum width winding of FIG. 7 to an angle detection error of theresolver.

FIG. 10 is a graph for comparing relations between the angle detectionerror and the rotation angle that are observed when the amount ofmisalignment between the maximum width winding and non-maximum widthwinding of FIG. 7 has a particular value, which is not 0, and when theamount of the misalignment between the maximum width winding andnon-maximum width winding of FIG. 7 is 0.

FIG. 11 is a front view for illustrating another example of the resolveraccording to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a table for showing combinations of the number of teeth, thenumber of salient poles, and the order of excitation windings in Example1-1 to Example 1-5 of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view for illustrating a resolver according to asecond embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view for illustrating an excitation winding andmaximum width winding wound around one of teeth of FIG. 13 that has atooth number “5”.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged view for illustrating an excitation winding andnon-maximum width winding wound around one of the teeth of FIG. 13 thathas a tooth number “7”.

FIG. 16 is a front view for illustrating a resolver according to a thirdembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view for illustrating an excitation winding andmaximum width winding wound around one of teeth of FIG. 16 that has atooth number “1”.

FIG. 18 is an enlarged view for illustrating an excitation winding andnon-maximum width winding wound around one of the teeth of FIG. 16 thathas a tooth number “3”.

FIG. 19 is a vertical sectional view for illustrating a rotatingelectrical machine according to a fourth embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 20 is a sectional view taken along the line XX-XX of FIG. 19.

FIG. 21 is a vertical sectional view for illustrating an elevatorhoisting machine according to a fifth embodiment of the presentinvention.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Now, exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described withreference to the drawings.

First Embodiment

FIG. 1 is a front view for illustrating a resolver according to a firstembodiment of the present invention. A resolver 1 includes a detectingstator 2 and a detecting rotor 3, which is a magnetic body rotatablerelative to the detecting stator 2. The resolver 1 used in this exampleis an outer rotor-type resolver in which the detecting stator 2 isdisposed on the inside in a radial direction of the ring-shapeddetecting rotor 3.

The detecting stator 2 includes a detecting stator core 21, which is amagnetic body, a first detection winding group 23, a second detectionwinding group 24, and a plurality of excitation windings 22, which areprovided on the detecting stator core 21, and an insulator (not shown),which is a non-magnetic body interposed between each of the firstdetection winding group 23, the second detection winding group 24, andthe excitation windings 22 and the detecting stator core 21. The stateof insulation between each of the first detection winding group 23, thesecond detection winding group 24, and the excitation windings 22 andthe detecting stator core 21 is ensured by the insulator and byinsulating coating of conductive wires included in the windings.

The detecting stator core 21 includes a core back 26, which has a ringshape, and a plurality of teeth 27, which are arranged side by side in acircumferential direction of the detecting stator core 21, and whichprotrude from the core back 26 outward in a radial direction of the coreback 26 toward the detecting rotor 3. In this example, thirty teeth 27are equally spaced in the circumferential direction of the detectingstator core 21. A slot 28, which is a groove open to the detecting rotor3, is formed between one tooth 27 and another tooth 27. In FIG. 1,numbers (numbers each framed by a square frame) continuous in thecircumferential direction are assigned to the respective teeth 27 astooth numbers for convenience.

Each of the excitation windings 22 is wound around one of the teeth 27.The excitation windings 22 are electrically connected to one another inseries.

The first detection winding group 23 has a plurality of first windings231 as detection windings. The first windings 231 are electricallyconnected to one another in series. This makes the first windings 231detection windings all having the same phase. The second detectionwinding group 24 has a plurality of second windings 241 as detectionwindings. The second windings 241 are electrically connected to oneanother in series. This makes the second windings 241 detection windingsall having the same phase.

The first windings 231 and the second windings 241 are detectionwindings different from each other in the electrical angle phase of thedetection voltage. In this example, the first windings 231 serve as COSphase detection windings and the second windings 241 serve as SIN phasedetection windings. In other words, the first windings 231 and thesecond windings 241 are windings configured to detect phaseselectrically different from each other by 90°.

Each of the first windings 231 and each of the second windings 241 arewound around different teeth 27 from each other, without being woundaround the same tooth 27. The first windings 231 and the second windings241 are provided on the detecting stator core 21 so as to avoidproviding detection windings of the same phase in two teeth 27 adjacentto each other on the circumferential direction of the detecting statorcore 21. In this example, the first windings 231 are wound around teeth27, which are selected every other tooth 27 in the circumferentialdirection out of the plurality of teeth 27, and the second winding 241is wound around at least one of the plurality of remaining teeth 27,which are not the teeth 27 wound with the first windings 231.

The detecting rotor 3 includes a plurality of salient poles 31 arrangedside by side in a circumferential direction of the detecting rotor 3. Inthis example, twenty salient poles 31 are equally spaced in thecircumferential direction of the detecting rotor 3. The detecting rotor3 is arranged so as to be coaxial with the detecting stator 2, with thesalient poles 31 facing an outer circumferential surface of thedetecting stator 2 in a radial direction. When the detecting rotor 3rotates relative to the detecting stator 2, the pulsation of permeancebetween the detecting rotor 3 and the detecting stator 2 is changed in asine wave pattern by the presence of the salient poles 31.

A magnetomotive force is generated in each excitation winding 22 by asupply of alternating current power to the excitation winding 22. Thisgenerates a magnetic flux that passes through the detecting rotor 3 andthe detecting stator core 21. The magnetic flux interlinks the firstwindings 231 and the second windings 241, thereby generating voltages inthe first windings 231 and the second windings 241. The permeancebetween the detecting rotor 3 and the detecting stator 2 changes in asine wave pattern based on the rotation angle of the detecting rotor 3,which means that the rotation angle of the detecting rotor 3 is detectedby measuring a voltage output from the first windings 231 and a voltageoutput from the second windings 241.

Conductive wires of the excitation windings 22 are wound around all theteeth 27 at the same number of turns so that the winding directions onthe teeth 27 adjacent to each other are opposite from each other. Thisgives the same winding width in the radial direction of the detectingstator 2 (i.e., a direction in which each tooth 27 protrudes), namely,the same radial winding width, to every excitation winding 22. This alsogives the same position in the radial direction of the detecting stator2, namely, the same radial position, to every excitation winding 22.

The first detection winding group 23 is an adjustment winding groupincluding two types of first windings 231, which differ from each otherin the winding width in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2,namely, the radial winding width. In the first detection winding group23, a plurality of first windings 231 of which the radial winding widthis largest of all the first windings 231 are referred to as maximumwidth windings 231A, and a plurality of first windings 231 out of allfirst windings 231 that are smaller than the maximum width windings 231Ain radial winding width are referred to as non-maximum width windings231B. A conductive wire of each maximum width winding 231A has a numberof turns higher than that of a conductive wire of each non-maximum widthwinding 231B. The maximum width windings 231A are forward directionwindings wound in a forward direction, and the non-maximum widthwindings 231B are reverse direction windings wound in a directionreverse to the winding direction of the forward direction windings. Thefirst windings 231 are divided into the two types in order to adjust anoffset.

In the second detection winding group 24, on the other hand, everysecond winding 241 has the same winding width in the radial direction ofthe detecting stator 2, namely, the same radial winding width. Thismakes the number of turns of a conductive wire the same in every secondwinding 241. The conductive wires of the second windings 241 in thisexample are wound around the teeth 27 having tooth numbers “4”, “6”,“10”, “12”, “16”, “18”, “22”, “24”, “28”, and “30” at the same number ofturns, which is equal to or higher than 1. In this example, theconductive wires of the second windings 241 that are wound around theteeth 27 having the teeth numbers “6”, “12”, “18”, “24”, and “30” arewound in the same winding direction as the winding direction of theconductive wires of the maximum width windings 231A, and the conductivewires of the second windings 241 that are wound around the teeth 27having the teeth numbers “4”, “10”, “16”, “22”, and “28” are wound in awinding direction reverse to the winding direction of the conductivewires of the second windings 241 that are wound around the teeth 27having the teeth numbers “6”, “12”, “18”, “24”, and “30”. In otherwords, the second windings 241 that are wound around the teeth 27 havingthe teeth numbers “6”, “12”, “24”, and “30” are forward directionwindings and the second windings 241 that are wound around the teeth 27having the teeth numbers “4”, “10”, “16”, “24”, and “28” are reversedirection windings in this example. No first windings 231 and no secondwindings 241 are wound around the teeth 27 having teeth numbers “2”,“8”, “14”, “20”, and “26” in order to distribute the detection windingsin a sine wave pattern.

In the first detection winding group 23, the total number of turns ofthe maximum width windings 231A, which are forward direction windings,and the total number of turns of the non-maximum width windings 231B,which are reverse direction windings, are equal to each other. In thesecond detection winding group 24, too, the total number of turns of theforward direction windings among the second windings 241 and the totalnumber of turns of the reverse direction windings among the secondwindings 241 are equal to each other.

The spatial distribution of the number of turns of the first windings231 and the second windings 241, which are thus wound around theplurality of teeth 27 of the detecting stator core 21, is given as afunction expressed by a sine wave that has a spatial order determined inrelation to a number of poles (i.e., number of teeth) 2M (M is aninteger equal to or larger than 1) of the excitation windings 22 woundaround the teeth 27 of the detecting stator core 21 and the number N (Nis an integer equal to or larger than 1) of the salient poles 31 of thedetecting rotor 3 (i.e., a multiplication factor N of angle). When thenumber of turns of the first windings 231 and the second windings 241 onthe teeth 27 are given as w_(cos,i) and w_(sin,i) (i is 1, 2 . . . 2M),respectively, and the maximum number of turns of the first windings 231and the second windings 241 per tooth 27 is given as w_(max), thespatial distributions of the number of turns of the first windings 231and the second windings 241 are expressed by expressions given below. InExpression (1) to Expression (6), the double sign is applied in the sameorder as stated.

$\begin{matrix}{\mspace{20mu} \left\lbrack {{Math}.\mspace{14mu} 1} \right\rbrack} & \; \\\begin{matrix}{{w_{{{co}\; s},i} = {\frac{1}{2}\left\lbrack {{w_{{ma}\; x}{\cos \left( {\frac{2\pi \; i}{2M}{{M \pm N}}} \right)}} + {w_{m\; a\; x}\cos \left\{ {\frac{2\pi \; i}{2M}\left( {M - {{M \pm N}}} \right)} \right\}}} \right\rbrack}},} \\{\left( {{i = 1},2,\ldots \mspace{14mu},{2M},\left( {{double}\mspace{14mu} {sign}\mspace{14mu} {in}\mspace{14mu} {same}\mspace{14mu} {order}} \right)} \right)} \\{= \left\{ \begin{matrix}\begin{matrix}{{w_{m\; {ax}}{\cos \left( {\frac{2\pi \; i}{2M}{{M \pm N}}} \right)}},} \\\left( {{i = 1},3,\ldots \mspace{14mu},{{2M} - 1},\left( {{double}\mspace{14mu} {sign}\mspace{14mu} {in}\mspace{14mu} {same}\mspace{14mu} {order}} \right)} \right)\end{matrix} \\{0,\left( {{i = 2},4,\ldots \mspace{14mu},{2M},\left( {{double}\mspace{14mu} {sign}\mspace{14mu} {in}\mspace{14mu} {same}\mspace{14mu} {order}} \right)} \right)}\end{matrix} \right.}\end{matrix} & \begin{matrix}\begin{matrix}(1) \\\begin{matrix}\; \\\; \\(2)\end{matrix}\end{matrix} \\\begin{matrix}\; \\(3)\end{matrix}\end{matrix} \\{\mspace{20mu} \left\lbrack {{Math}.\mspace{14mu} 2} \right\rbrack} & \; \\\begin{matrix}{{w_{{{si}\; n},i} = {\frac{1}{2}\left\lbrack {{w_{{ma}\; x}{\sin \left( {\frac{2\pi \; i}{2M}{{M \pm N}}} \right)}} + {w_{m\; a\; x}\sin \left\{ {\frac{2\pi \; i}{2M}\left( {M - {{M \pm N}}} \right)} \right\}}} \right\rbrack}},} \\{\left( {{i = 1},2,\ldots \mspace{14mu},{2M},\left( {{double}\mspace{14mu} {sign}\mspace{14mu} {in}\mspace{14mu} {same}\mspace{14mu} {order}} \right)} \right)} \\{= \left\{ \begin{matrix}{0,\left( {{i = 1},3,\ldots \mspace{14mu},{{2M} - 1},\left( {{double}\mspace{14mu} {sign}\mspace{14mu} {in}\mspace{14mu} {same}\mspace{14mu} {order}} \right)} \right)} \\\begin{matrix}{{w_{m\; {ax}}{\sin \left( {\frac{2\pi \; i}{2M}{{M \pm N}}} \right)}},} \\\left( {{i = 2},4,\ldots \mspace{14mu},{2M},\left( {{double}\mspace{14mu} {sign}\mspace{14mu} {in}\mspace{14mu} {same}\mspace{14mu} {order}} \right)} \right)\end{matrix}\end{matrix} \right.}\end{matrix} & \begin{matrix}\begin{matrix}(4) \\\begin{matrix}\; \\\; \\(5)\end{matrix}\end{matrix} \\\; \\(6)\end{matrix}\end{matrix}$

Based on Expression (1) to Expression (6), the number of turns of thefirst windings (COS phase detecting windings) 231 and the secondwindings (SIN phase detection windings) 241 are obtained by functionsthat are expressed by a sine wave of the (|M±N|)-th spatial order. FromExpression (1) and Expression (4), the spatial distributions of thenumber of turns of the first windings 231 and the second windings 241include functions expressed by a sine wave of the (|M−|M±N∥)-th spatialorder.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view for illustrating the excitation winding 22and first winding 231 wound around one of the teeth 27 of FIG. 1 thathas a tooth number “5”. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view for illustrating theexcitation winding 22 and first winding 231 wound around one of theteeth 27 of FIG. 1 that has a tooth number “7”. The first winding 231wound around the tooth 27 that has the tooth number “5” is one of themaximum width windings 231A, and the first winding 231 wound around thetooth 27 that has the tooth number “7” is one of the non-maximum widthwindings 231B.

Each of the first windings 231 is positioned so that the distance to thecore back 26 is closer from the first winding 231 than from theexcitation wiring 22. In other words, the maximum width winding 231A andthe non-maximum width winding 231B are each positioned so that thedistance to the core back 26 is closer from the maximum width winding231A or the non-maximum width winding 231B than from the excitationwinding 22. The first winding 231 and excitation winding 22 wound aroundthe same tooth 27 are arranged so as to be separated from each other inthe radial direction of the detecting stator 2. Each second winding 241is also positioned so that the distance to the core back 26 is closerfrom the second winding 241 than from the relevant excitation winding22. The second winding 241 and excitation winding 22 wound around thesame tooth 27 are arranged so as to be separated from each other in theradial direction of the detecting stator 2.

In short, each detection winding (i.e., each first winding 231 and eachsecond winding 241) is positioned so that the distance to the core back26 is closer from the detection winding than from the relevantexcitation winding 22. A detection winding (i.e., first winding 231 orsecond winding 241) and excitation winding 22 wound around the sametooth 27 are arranged so as to be separated from each other in theradial direction of the detecting stator 2.

Envelopes of detection voltages of the first windings 231 and the secondwindings 241 with respect to an exciting voltage of the resolver havingthe multiplication factor N of angle are ideally sine waves differentfrom each other in phase by 90°. When the mechanical angle of thedetecting rotor 3 is given as θ [rad], and the waveforms of voltagesdetected in the first windings 231 and the second windings 241 are givenas Ec(θ) and Es(θ), respectively, the rotation angle of the detectingrotor 3 obtained from the detection voltages of the first windings 231and the second windings 241 and expressed in electrical angle is N×tan⁻¹(Es(θ)/Ec(θ)). An angle detection error ε(θ) [rad] (electrical angle) ofthe resolver having the multiplication factor N of angle is accordinglyexpressed by Expression (7).

$\begin{matrix}\left\lbrack {{Math}.\mspace{14mu} 3} \right\rbrack & \; \\{{ɛ(\theta)} = {{N\; \theta} - {\tan^{- 1}\left( \frac{E_{s}(\theta)}{E_{c}(\theta)} \right)}}} & (7)\end{matrix}$

The waveform Ec(θ) of the detection voltage of the first windings 231and the waveform Es(θ) of the detection voltage of the second windings241 are ideally expressed by Expression (8). Expression (8) isnormalized so that the amplitude is 1.

$\begin{matrix}\left\lbrack {{Math}\mspace{14mu} 4.} \right\rbrack & \; \\\left\{ \begin{matrix}{{E_{s}(\theta)} = {\sin \left( {N\; \theta} \right)}} \\{{E_{c}(\theta)} = {\cos \left( {N\; \theta} \right)}}\end{matrix} \right. & (8)\end{matrix}$

When Ec(θ) and Es(θ) are the ideal waveforms expressed by Expression(8), the angle detection error ε(θ) is calculated as 0 by Expression(7). The actual waveforms Ec(θ) and Es(θ) of the detection voltages,however, include noise caused by an amplitude difference, noise causedby a phase difference, and harmonics superimposed on the detectionvoltages, and may consequently differ from the ideal waveforms of a sinewave as indicated by Expression (9).

$\begin{matrix}\left\lbrack {{Math}.\mspace{14mu} 5} \right\rbrack & \; \\\left\{ \begin{matrix}{{E_{s}(\theta)} = {{A_{S}{\sin \left( {{N\; \theta} + \varphi_{S}} \right)}} + {\sum\limits_{\underset{k \neq N}{k = 0}}^{\infty}{B_{sk}{\sin \left( {{k\; \theta} + \psi_{Sk}} \right)}}}}} \\{{E_{c}(\theta)} = {{A_{C}{\cos \left( {{N\; \theta} + \varphi_{C}} \right)}} + {\sum\limits_{\underset{k \neq N}{k = 0}}^{\infty}{B_{Ck}{\sin \left( {{k\; \theta} + \psi_{ck}} \right)}}}}}\end{matrix} \right. & (9)\end{matrix}$

In Expression (9), A_(S) and A_(C) represent the N-th order amplitudesof the detection voltages of the second windings 241 (SIN phasedetection windings) and the first detection windings 231 (COS phasedetection windings), respectively, φ_(S) and φ_(C) represent the N-thorder phases of the detection voltages of the second windings 241 andthe first windings 231, respectively, B_(Sk) and B_(Ck) represent theamplitudes of the k-th (k≠N) order harmonics of the detection voltagesof the second windings 241 and the first windings 231, respectively (thek-th order is an order other than the N-th order), and Ψ_(Sk) and Ψ_(Ck)represent the k-th (k≠N) order phases of the detection voltages of thesecond windings 241 and the first windings 231, respectively (the k-thorder is an order other than the N-th order).

In particular, when offsets (namely, the 0-th order harmonics) aresuperimposed on the waveforms of the detection voltages of the firstwindings 231 and the second windings 241, and are given as Oc and Os,Ec(θ) and Es(θ) are expressed by Expression (10).

$\begin{matrix}\left\lbrack {{Math}.\mspace{14mu} 6} \right\rbrack & \; \\\left\{ \begin{matrix}{{E_{s}(\theta)} = {{\sin \left( {N\; \theta} \right)} + O_{s}}} \\{{E_{c}(\theta)} = {{\cos \left( {N\; \theta} \right)} + O_{c}}}\end{matrix} \right. & (10)\end{matrix}$

The angle detection error ε(θ) when the offset components satisfy|Oc|<<1 and |Os|<<1 can be calculated by Expression (11) with the use ofExpression (7), Expression (10), and the commonly known trigonometricfunction formula.

[Math. 7]

ε(θ)≈O _(s) cos(Nθ)−O _(c) sin(Nθ)=√{square root over (O _(c) ² +O _(s)²)} sin(Nθ+ξ)  (11)

-   -   (where . . . )ξ=tan⁻¹(O_(s)/−O_(c))

The waveform Ec(θ) of voltage signals detected in the first detectionwinding group 23 is obtained as the sum of voltages induced in the firstwindings 231, and the waveform Es(θ) of voltage signals detected in thesecond detection winding group 24 is obtained as the sum of voltagesinduced in the second windings 241. The waveforms of the voltage signalsare also obtained as envelopes having waveforms that are obtained astime derivatives of the interlinkage magnetic flux. Based on Expression(7) to Expression (11), the angle detection error ε(θ) can accordinglybe reduced by preventing the offsets, which are harmonics superimposedon the interlinkage magnetic flux, in particular, the 0-th orderharmonics, from increasing.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for illustrating, side by side, theexcitation winding 22 and maximum width winding 231A of FIG. 2, whichare wound around the same tooth 27, and the excitation winding 22 andnon-maximum width winding 231B of FIG. 3, which are wound around thesame tooth 27. In FIG. 4, the teeth 27 are arranged parallel to eachother and the positions of end portions of the excitation windings 22 onthe core back 26 side are matched in a direction orthogonal to the teeth27 in order to illustrate the positional relation between the maximumwidth winding 231A and the non-maximum width winding 231B in the radialdirection. In FIG. 4, the end portion of each excitation winding 22 onthe core back 26 side is illustrated as an original 0 to draw on eachtooth 27 an x coordinate axis with a positive direction running towardthe core back 26. The x coordinate axis is a coordinate axis runningalong the radial direction of the detecting stator 2.

The maximum width winding 231A is arranged so as to cover an areabetween a coordinate x1 and a coordinate x2. The non-maximum widthwinding 231B is arranged so as to cover an area between a coordinate x3and a coordinate x4. In FIG. 4, x2>x4>x3>x1 is satisfied.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for illustrating a magnetic flux densitydistribution of a magnetic flux formed around each of the teeth 27 ofFIG. 1. However, values of the magnetic flux density distributionillustrated in FIG. 5 are merely an example, and the magnetic fluxdensity distribution does not always take the illustrated values. Theexcitation winding 22 supplied with an alternating current power forms amagnetic flux having the magnetic flux density distribution of FIG. 5around the tooth 27. A magnetic flux formed around each tooth 27 woundwith one of the excitation windings 22 has a gradient in the radialdirection of the detecting stator 2 and is distributed substantiallyevenly in the circumferential direction of the detecting stator 2 asillustrated in FIG. 5. In other words, the magnetic flux density aroundeach tooth 27 has a gradient in a direction running along the xcoordinate axis, and is substantially equal at positions where the xcoordinates have the same value.

On the tooth 27 wound with one of the first windings 231 or one of thesecond windings 241, the first winding 231 or the second winding 241 andthe relevant excitation winding 22 are arranged so as to be separatedfrom each other in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2. Thismeans that the magnetic flux density of a magnetic flux interlinking oneof the first windings 231 and one of the second windings 241 has agradient in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2 and isdistributed substantially evenly in the circumferential direction of thedetecting stator 2.

FIG. 6 is a graph for showing a relation between the radial positions ofthe maximum width winding 231A and non-maximum width winding 231B ofFIG. 4 and the interlinkage magnetic flux densities per number of turnsof the maximum width winding 231A and the non-maximum width winding231B. The magnetic flux densities shown in FIG. 6 are the interlinkagemagnetic flux density of the maximum width winding 231A along theIVA-IVA line of FIG. 4 and the interlinkage magnetic flux density of thenon-maximum width winding 231B along the IVB-IVB line of FIG. 4. It isunderstood from FIG. 6 that the volume of an interlinkage magnetic fluxof a detection winding varies depending on the radial position of thedetection winding and the radial winding width of the detection winding.The volume of the interlinkage magnetic flux of the maximum widthwinding 231A and the volume of the interlinkage magnetic flux of thenon-maximum width winding 231B consequently differ from each other. Itis also understood from FIG. 6 that a change of the position of thenon-maximum width winding 231B relative to the position of the maximumwidth winding 231A in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2changes a relation between the interlinkage magnetic flux volumes of themaximum width winding 231A and the non-maximum width winding 231B aswell.

With the conductive wires of the maximum width windings 231A and theconductive wires of the non-maximum width windings 231B wound indifferent directions from each other, when the COS phase detectionvoltage is to be obtained by adding up output voltages from the firstwindings 231, harmonics that are noise are therefore canceled byadjusting the positions of the non-maximum width winding 231B relativeto the positions of the maximum width windings 231A in the radialdirection of the detecting stator 2, and an angle detection error due tothe harmonic component is prevented as a result. In addition, theoffsets, which are a type of harmonics superimposed on voltages that areinduced by magnetic fluxes interlinking the detection windings 231 and241, can be reduced particularly significantly by adjusting thepositions of the non-maximum width windings 231B relative to thepositions of the maximum width windings 231A.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for illustrating a relation between theradial winding width and radial position of the maximum width winding231A of FIG. 4 and the radial winding width and radial position of thenon-maximum width winding 231B of FIG. 4. In FIG. 7, the radial windingwidth of the maximum width winding 231A is given as h_(A) and the radialwinding width of the non-maximum width winding 231B is given as h_(B).The position of the end portion of the maximum width winding 231A on thecore back 26 side is used as a reference point in the radial directionof the detecting stator 2 in FIG. 7. The distance from the referencepoint to the center position of the non-maximum width winding 231B isillustrated as d0, and the distance from the reference point to the endportion of the non-maximum width winding 231B on the core back 26 sideis illustrated as d. FIG. 7 further includes Δd, which is the distancebetween the center position of the maximum width winding 231A and thecenter position of the non-maximum width winding 231B in the radialdirection of the detecting stator 2, namely, the amount of misalignmentbetween the maximum width winding 231A and the non-maximum width winding231B. A relationship of 0<h_(B)<h_(A) is established in FIG. 7.

The magnetic flux density of a magnetic flux formed around each tooth 27is known to vary greatly in the radial direction of the detecting stator2 at a position close to the excitation winding 22. At a position apartfrom the excitation winding 22, on the other hand, the magnetic fluxdensity around the tooth 27 changes substantially in proportion to theposition in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2 asillustrated in FIG. 5. With the conductive wire of the maximum widthwinding 231A and the conductive wire of the non-maximum width winding231B wound in different directions from each other, an effect in thatnoise has less chance of being superimposed on the maximum width winding231A and the non-maximum width winding 231B is therefore obtained byadjusting the position of the non-maximum width winding 231B so thatboth of end portions of the non-maximum width winding 231B in the radialdirection are contained within the radial winding width h_(A) of themaximum width winding 231A.

In the first embodiment, the radial winding width h_(B) of thenon-maximum width winding 231B is contained within the radial windingwidth h_(A) of the maximum width winding 231A by taking care that theradial end portions of the non-maximum width winding 231B do not falloutside the radial winding width h_(A) of the maximum width winding 231Awhen the first detection winding group 23 is viewed along thecircumferential direction of the detecting stator 2. In other words, therelation between the maximum width winding 231A and the non-maximumwidth winding 231B in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2satisfies 0<h_(B)<h_(A) and 0≤d≤(h_(A)−h_(B)).

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram for illustrating a state under which thecenter position of the non-maximum width winding 231B of FIG. 7 matcheswith the center position of the maximum width winding 231A of FIG. 7 inthe radial direction of the detecting stator 2. In the first embodiment,the center position of the non-maximum width winding 231B matches withthe center position of the maximum width winding 231A in the radialdirection of the detecting stator 2 when the first detection windinggroup 23 is viewed along the circumferential direction of the detectingstator 2. In other words, the misalignment amount Δd of misalignmentbetween the maximum width winding 231A and the non-maximum width winding231B is 0 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a graph for showing the relation of the misalignment amount Δdof misalignment between the center positions of the maximum widthwinding 231A and non-maximum width winding 231B of FIG. 7 to an angledetection error of the resolver 1. It is understood from FIG. 9 that theangle detection error of the resolver 1 becomes greater as themisalignment amount Δd of misalignment between the center position ofthe maximum width winding 231A and the center position of thenon-maximum width winding 231B becomes larger, and is at minimum whenΔd=0 is established, that is, when d=(h_(A)−h_(B))/2 is satisfied. It istherefore understood that the angle detection error of the resolver 1 isprevented from increasing by matching the center position of the maximumwidth winding 231A and the center position of the non-maximum widthwinding 231B with each other in the radial direction of the detectingstator 2 when the first detection winding group 23 is viewed along thecircumferential direction of the detecting stator 2.

FIG. 10 is a graph for comparing relations between the angle detectionerror and the rotation angle that are observed when the misalignmentamount Δd of misalignment between the maximum width winding 231A andnon-maximum width winding 231B of FIG. 7 has a particular value, whichis not 0 (Δd≠0), and when the misalignment amount Δd of the misalignmentbetween the maximum width winding 231A and non-maximum width winding231B of FIG. 7 is 0 (Δd=0). In FIG. 10, P1 represents the angledetection error observed when the misalignment amount Δd is theparticular value, which is not 0, and P0 represents the angle detectionerror observed when the misalignment amount Δd is 0. It is understoodfrom FIG. 10 that the angle detection error P1 is large at some rotationangle of the detecting rotor 3 when the misalignment amount Δd is theparticular value, which is not 0, while the angle detection error P0 isreduced when the misalignment amount Δd is 0, no matter what value therotation angle of the detecting rotor 3 takes. FIG. 10 is accordinglyanother proof that the angle detection error of the resolver 1 isprevented from increasing by matching the center position of the maximumwidth winding 231A and the center position of the non-maximum widthwinding 231B with each other in the radial direction of the detectingstator 2. This relation is established when a function as a resolver isfulfilled regardless of what combination of the number of salient polesand the excitation order is used.

As described above, the envelope waveforms of the detection voltages ofthe first windings 231 and the second windings 241 are desirably in sinewave patterns electrically different from each other by 90° as inExpression (8) in order to reduce the angle detection error of theresolver 1. The COS phase detection voltage and the SIN phase detectionvoltage are induced by changes with time of magnetic fluxes interlinkingthe detection windings. The angle detection error of the resolver 1therefore tends to increase when the conductive wires of the detectionwindings are misaligned or when the positions of the two types ofdetection windings are shifted far from each other in the radialdirection of the detecting stator 2, which causes an amplitudedifference and a phase difference between the detection voltages of thedetection windings or superimposition of offsets on the detectionvoltages as indicated by Expression (9).

In the thus configured resolver 1, the first windings 231 and the secondwindings 241 are wound around different teeth 27 from each other withoutbeing wound around the same tooth 27, and one of the excitation windings22 and the first winding 231 or the second winding 241 that are woundaround the same tooth 27 are arranged so that the excitation winding 22and the first winding 231 or the second wiring 241 are separated fromeach other in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2. An overlapbetween the outer rim of one of the excitation winding 22, the firstwinding 231, and the second winding 241 and another of the three typesof windings is consequently prevented when the windings are wound. Inaddition, the thicknesses of the windings 22, 231, and 241 can beprevented from increasing in the circumferential direction of thedetecting stator 2 by avoiding winding all three types of windings, thatis, the excitation windings 22, the first windings 231, and the secondwindings 241, around the same tooth 27. This can ensure the preventionof the accidental unwinding and winding disorder of the excitationwindings 22, the first windings 231, and the second windings 241 evenmore, and the conductive wires of the windings 22, 231, and 241 can beprevented from being wound in a misaligned manner. The angle detectionerror of the resolver 1 can accordingly be prevented from increasing.

The first windings 231 and the second windings 241 are arranged so as tobe separated from the excitation windings 22 in the radial direction ofthe detecting stator 2. Compared to the related art in which the twotypes of windings are wound in an overlapping manner, this arrangementis advantageous in that the positions of the first windings 231 and thepositions of the second windings 241 relative to the excitation windings22 can be adjusted independently of one another in the radial directionof the detecting stator 2. The magnitudes of voltages induced in thefirst windings 231 and the second windings 241 are accordinglyadjustable, which helps to prevent the angle detection error of theresolver 1 from increasing.

The excitation windings 22 each have the same radial winding width, andthe positions of the excitation windings 22 match one another in theradial direction of the detecting stator 2 when viewed along thecircumferential direction of the detecting stator 2, which can provideevery tooth 27 with the same magnetic flux density distribution in theradial direction of the detecting stator 2. This can reduce the offsets,the amplitude difference, and the phase difference, which are caused inthe detection voltages by misalignment of the excitation windings 22,and the angle detection error of the resolver 1 can further be preventedfrom increasing.

The radial winding width h_(B) of each non-maximum width winding 231B iscontained within the radial winding width hp, of each maximum widthwinding 231A when viewed along the circumferential direction of thedetecting stator 2. A range in which a magnetic flux common to thenon-maximum width winding 231B and the maximum width winding 231Ainterlinks can accordingly be set large. This further helps to preventthe angle detection error of the resolver 1, which is caused by thesuperimposition of harmonics on the detection voltages of the two typesof first windings 231 and by the amplitude difference and the phasedifference between the detection voltages, from increasing.

The center position of the non-maximum width winding 231B and the centerposition of the maximum width winding 231A also match each other in theradial direction of the detecting stator 2 when viewed along thecircumferential direction of the detecting stator 2. Therefore, theangle detection error of the resolver 1, which is caused by thesuperimposition of harmonics on the detection voltages of the two typesof first windings 231 and by the amplitude difference and the phasedifference between the detection voltages, can further be prevented fromincreasing.

In the first detection winding group 23, the total number of turns ofthe maximum width windings 231A, which are forward direction windings,and the total number of turns of the non-maximum width windings 231B,which are reverse direction windings, are equal to each other. Apositive voltage and a negative voltage can therefore be canceled out inthe first detection winding group 23, which can reduce the offsets ofdetection voltages of the first detection winding group 23. This canfurther prevent the angle detection error of the resolver 1 fromincreasing. Also in the second detection winding group 24, the totalnumber of turns of the forward direction windings among the secondwindings 241 and the total number of turns of the reverse directionwindings among the second windings 241 are equal to each other. Theoffsets of detection voltages of the second detection winding group 24can accordingly be reduced as in the first detection winding group 23,and the angle detection error of the resolver 1 can further be preventedfrom increasing.

The radial winding width h_(B) of each non-maximum width winding 231B isnarrower than the radial winding width h_(A) of each maximum widthwinding 231A, which allows the position of the non-maximum width winding231B in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2 to be adjusted ina larger range than a position adjustable range for the maximum widthwinding 231A. The angle detection error of the resolver 1 canaccordingly be prevented from increasing by adjusting the position ofeach non-maximum width winding 231B in the radial direction even whenthere is little room for position adjustment for the maximum widthwinding 231A in the radial direction. This can improve the degree offreedom in the designing of the resolver 1.

In the detecting stator 2, on the other hand, the number of non-maximumwidth windings 231B is larger than the number of maximum width windings231A. The number of windings that are adjusted in position canaccordingly be reduced by adjusting the positions of the maximum widthwindings 231A, which are fewer than the non-maximum width winding 231B,in the radial direction when there is enough room for positionadjustment for the maximum width windings 231A in the radial direction.This can lighten the burden of position adjustment work in which thepositions of the detection windings 231 and 241 are adjusted.

The first windings 231 and the second windings 241 in the exampledescribed above are each positioned so that the distance to the coreback 26 is closer from the first winding 231 or the second winding 241than from the relevant excitation winding 22. Alternatively, the firstwindings 231, the second windings 241, and the excitation windings 22may each be positioned as illustrated in FIG. 11, in which the distanceto the core back 26 is closer from the excitation winding 22 than fromthe first winding 231 or from the second winding 241. In other words,the first windings 231 and the second windings 241 may be positioned sothat the distance to the detecting rotor 3 is closer from the firstwindings 231 and from the second windings 241 than from the excitationwindings 22. The excitation windings 22 in this case each have the sameradial winding width and also match one another in the radial direction.In this manner, too, the angle detection error of the resolver 1 can beprevented from increasing while preventing an increase in the size ofthe resolver 1.

The number of teeth 27 of the detecting stator 2 is thirty and thenumber of salient poles 31 of the detecting rotor 3 is twenty in theexample described above. However, the combination of the number of teeth27 and the number of salient poles 31 is not limited thereto, as long asthe combination allows the resolver to fulfill its function. The presentinvention is therefore applicable also to Example 1-1 to Example 1-5 ofFIG. 12, in which the combination of the number of teeth 27 and thenumber of salient poles 31 (i.e., multiplication factor of angle)differs from the combination of thirty teeth 27 and twenty salient poles31 of the example described above, and the angle detection error of theresolver can be prevented from increasing in Examples as well.

FIG. 12 is a table for showing combinations of the number of teeth 27,the number of salient poles 31 (i.e., multiplication factor of angle),and the order of the excitation windings 22 in Example 1-1 to Example1-5 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, the number of turnsdistributions of the first windings 231 and the second windings 241 aregiven a discrete sine pattern by applying the multiplication factor N ofangle and the order M of the excitation windings 22 to Expression (1) toExpression (6), and the order of the angle detection error of theresolver is determined by Expression (7) to Expression (11) in any ofExample 1-1 to Example 1-5.

Example 1-1, namely, the same argument as the one illustrated in FIG. 1to FIG. 10, is established when the number of turns of windings that areconstituents of the first detection winding group or the seconddetection winding group have a number of turns distribution in a sinewave pattern, the number of turns or winding widths of the constituentwindings have a magnitude relation, and the positions of the windingsthat are constituents of the detection winding group are adjustable. Thespatial distributions of the number of turns of the first detectionwinding group and the second detection winding group are expressed by asine wave of the (|M±N|)-th or (|M−|M±N∥)-th spatial order. A fifthspatial order number of turns distribution can therefore be given inExample 1-1 (the fifth order is equivalent to 35th order(|2M−|M±N∥=|30−35|=5), which is obtained by shifting the COS value by aphase of 2π in Expression (1) to Expression (6)). The fifth orderspatial distribution means, in the case of a resolver having thirtyteeth, that the same winding pattern appears every six teeth, and thatthree teeth and remaining three teeth in a single winding pattern areallocated to windings of the first detection winding group and windingsof the second detection winding group, respectively, which have phaseselectrically different from each other by 90°. The first detectionwinding group can accordingly have both the maximum width windings 231Aand the non-maximum width windings 231B when the number of turns has aspatial fifth order distribution, and the argument given above isestablished.

In any of Examples shown in FIG. 12, the number of turns distributioncan be a spatial fifth order distribution or a spatial third orderdistribution, and windings of the first detection winding group and thesecond detection winding group can be configured so as to have amagnitude relation. A winding position adjustment for reducing the angledetection error can therefore be conducted in Examples based on theargument described above.

As described above, the alignment of the conductive wires of thewindings 22, 231, and 241 can be improved by arranging the excitationwinding 22 and the first winding 231 or the second winding 241, whichare wound around the same tooth 27, so that the windings 22 and 231, or22 and 241, are separated from each other, and the angle detection errorof the resolver can also be reduced by adjusting the positions of thefirst windings 231 and the second windings 241. It should be understoodthat the present invention is applicable also to combinations of thenumber of teeth 27 and the number of salient poles 31 that are not shownin FIG. 12, when the number of salient poles and the excitation orderare combined so that the number of turns has such a spatial distributionas the one described above.

Second Embodiment

FIG. 13 is a front view for illustrating a resolver according to asecond embodiment of the present invention. The resolver 1 in the secondembodiment has the same configuration as the one in the firstembodiment, except for the configuration of an insulator 30. Theinsulator 30, which is a non-magnetic body, is interposed between thedetecting stator core 21 and the excitation windings 22, between thedetecting stator core 21 and the first detection winding group 23, andbetween the detecting stator core 21 and the second detection windinggroup 24. The insulator 30 includes a plurality of partition portions301, each of which is interposed between the excitation winding 22 andthe detection winding 231 or 241 that are wound around the same tooth27, and a plurality of protruding portions 302, each of which isinterposed between one of the detection windings 231 or one of thedetection windings 241 and the core back 26. The excitation windings 22and the detection windings 231 and 241 are arranged so as to beseparated from each other via the partition portions 301 in the radialdirection of the detecting stator 2. The detection windings 231 and 241and the core back 26 are arranged so as to be separated from each othervia the protruding portions 302 in the radial direction of the detectingstator 2.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view for illustrating the excitation winding 22and maximum width winding 231A wound around one of the teeth 27 of FIG.13 that has a tooth number “5”. FIG. 15 is an enlarged view forillustrating the excitation winding 22 and non-maximum width winding231B wound around one of the teeth 27 of FIG. 13 that has a tooth number“7”. The maximum width winding 231A is positioned relative to theexcitation winding 22 in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2by adjusting the thickness of a partition portion 301A and the thicknessof a protruding portion 302A as illustrated in FIG. 14. The non-maximumwidth winding 231B is positioned relative to the excitation winding 22in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2 by adjusting thethickness of a partition portion 301B and the thickness of a protrudingportion 302B as illustrated in FIG. 15.

In this example, with the radial winding width of the maximum widthwinding 231A wider than the radial winding width of the non-maximumwidth winding 231B, the partition portion 301B is thicker than thepartition portion 301A and the protruding portion 302B is thicker thanthe protruding portion 302A. The rest of the configuration is the sameas in the first embodiment.

In the thus configured resolver 1, the insulator 30, which is anon-magnetic body, includes the partition portions 301 each of which isinterposed between the excitation winding 22 and the detection winding231 or 241 that are wound around the same tooth 27, thereby ensuringthat the state of electrical insulation between the excitation winding22 and the detection winding 231 or 241 is maintained even more, andkeeping the conductive wires of the excitation windings 22 and thedetection windings 231 and 241 aligned better. In addition, thedetection windings 231 and 241 can be positioned more accuratelyrelative to the excitation windings 22 in the radial direction of thedetecting stator 2 by adjusting the thicknesses of the partitionportions 301. Harmonics of magnetic fluxes can be reduced in thismanner, which further helps to prevent the angle detection error of theresolver 1 from increasing.

The insulator 30 further includes the protruding portions 302, each ofwhich is interposed between one of the first windings 231 and the coreback 26 or between one of the second windings 241 and the core back 26.The first winding 231 and the second winding 241 can therefore bepositioned even more accurately relative to the excitation winding 22 inthe radial direction of the detecting stator 2, which further helps toprevent the angle detection error of the resolver 1 from increasing.

Third Embodiment

FIG. 16 is a front view for illustrating the resolver 1 according to athird embodiment of the present invention. The resolver 1 used in thisembodiment is an inner rotor-type resolver in which the detecting rotor3, which is a magnetic body, is disposed on the inside in a radialdirection of the ring-shaped detecting stator 2.

The detecting stator 2 includes the detecting stator core 21, which is amagnetic body, the plurality of excitation windings 22, the firstdetection winding group 23, and the second detection winding group 24,which are provided on the detecting stator core 21, and an insulator 30,which is a non-magnetic body interposed between each of the excitationwindings 22, the first detection winding group 23, and the seconddetection winding group 24 and the detecting stator core 21. The stateof insulation between each of the excitation windings 22, the firstdetection winding group 23, and the second detection winding group 24and the detecting stator core 21 is ensured by the insulator.

The detecting stator core 21 includes the core back 26, which has a ringshape, and the plurality of teeth 27, which are arranged side by side inthe circumferential direction of the detecting stator core 21, and whichprotrude from the core back 26 inward in a radial direction of the coreback 26 toward the detecting rotor 3. In this example, eighteen teeth 27are equally spaced in the circumferential direction of the detectingstator core 21. The slot 28, which is a groove open to the detectingrotor 3, is formed between one tooth 27 and another tooth 27. In FIG.16, numbers (numbers each framed by a square frame) continuous in thecircumferential direction are assigned to the respective teeth 27 astooth numbers for convenience.

Each of the plurality of excitation windings 22 is wound around one ofthe plurality of teeth 27. The excitation windings 22 are electricallyconnected to one another in series.

The first detection winding group 23 has a plurality of first windings231 as detection windings. The first windings 231 are electricallyconnected to one another in series. This makes the first windings 231detection windings all having the same phase. The second detectionwinding group 24 has a plurality of second windings 241 as detectionwindings. The second windings 241 are electrically connected to oneanother in series. This makes the second windings 241 detection windingsall having the same phase.

The first windings 231 and the second windings 241 are detectionwindings different from each other in the electrical angle phase of thedetection voltage. In this example, the first windings 231 serve as COSphase detection windings and the second windings 241 serve as SIN phasedetection windings. In other words, the first windings 231 and thesecond windings 241 are windings configured to detect phaseselectrically different from each other by 90°.

Each of the plurality of first windings 231 and each of the plurality ofsecond windings 241 are wound around different teeth 27 from each other,without being wound around the same tooth 227. The first windings 231and the second windings 241 are provided on the detecting stator core 21so as to avoid providing detection windings of the same phase in twoteeth 27 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of thedetecting stator core 21. In this example, the first windings 231 arewound around teeth 27, which are selected every other tooth 27 in thecircumferential direction out of the plurality of teeth 27, and thesecond winding 241 is wound around at least one of the plurality ofremaining teeth 27, which are not the teeth 27 wound with the firstwindings 231.

The detecting rotor 3 includes a plurality of salient poles 31 arrangedside by side in the circumferential direction of the detecting rotor 3.In this example, fifteen salient poles 31 are equally spaced in thecircumferential direction of the detecting rotor 3. The detecting rotor3 is arranged so as to be coaxial with the detecting stator 2, with thesalient poles 31 facing the inner circumferential surface of thedetecting stator 2 in a radial direction. When the detecting rotor 3rotates relative to the detecting stator 2, the pulsation of permeancebetween the detecting rotor 3 and the detecting stator 2 is changed in asine wave pattern by the presence of the salient poles 31.

A magnetomotive force is generated in each excitation winding 22 by asupply of alternating current power to the excitation winding 22. Thisgenerates a magnetic flux that passes through the detecting rotor 3 andthe detecting stator core 21. The magnetic flux interlinks the firstwindings 231 and the second windings 241, thereby generating voltages inthe first windings 231 and the second windings 241. The permeancebetween the detecting rotor 3 and the detecting stator 2 changes in asine wave pattern based on the rotation angle of the detecting rotor 3,which means that the rotation angle of the detecting rotor 3 is detectedby measuring a voltage output from the first windings 231 and a voltageoutput from the second windings 241.

Conductive wires of the excitation windings 22 are wound around all theteeth 27 at the same number of turns so that the winding directions onthe teeth 27 adjacent to each other are opposite from each other. Thisgives the same radial winding width to every excitation winding 22. Thisalso gives the same radial position to every excitation winding 22.

The first detection winding group 23 is an adjustment winding groupincluding two types of first windings 231, which differ from each otherin the radial winding width. In the first detection winding group 23, aplurality of first windings 231 of which the radial winding width islargest of all the first windings 231 are referred to as maximum widthwindings 231A, and a plurality of first windings 231 out of all firstwindings 231 that are smaller than the maximum width windings 231A inradial winding width are referred to as non-maximum width windings 231B.A conductive wire of each maximum width winding 231A has a number ofturns higher than that of a conductive wire of each non-maximum widthwinding 231B. The maximum width windings 231A are forward directionwindings wound in a forward direction, and the non-maximum widthwindings 231B are reverse direction windings wound in a directionreverse to the winding direction of the forward direction windings.

In the second detection winding group 24, on the other hand, everysecond winding 241 has the same radial winding width. This makes thenumber of turns of a conductive wire the same in every second windingwidth 241. The conductive wires of the second windings 241 in thisexample are wound around the teeth 27 having tooth numbers “2”, “6”,“8”, “12” “14”, and “18” at the same number of turns, which is equal toor higher than 1. In this example, the conductive wires of the secondwindings 241 that are wound around the teeth 27 having the teeth numbers“2”, “8”, and “14” are wound in the same winding direction as thewinding direction of the conductive wires of the maximum width windings231A, and the conductive wires of the second windings 241 that are woundaround the teeth 27 having the teeth numbers “6”, “12”, and “18” arewound in a winding direction reverse to the winding direction of theconductive wires of the second windings 241 that are wound around theteeth 27 having the teeth numbers “2”, “8”, and “14”. In other words,the second windings 241 that are wound around the teeth 27 having theteeth numbers “2”, “8”, and “14” are forward direction windings and thesecond windings 241 that are wound around the teeth 27 having the teethnumbers “6”, “12”, and “18” are reverse direction windings in thisexample. No first windings 231 and no second windings 241 are woundaround the teeth 27 having teeth numbers “4”, “10”, and “16” in order todistribute the detection windings in a sine wave pattern.

In the first detection winding group 23, the total number of turns ofthe maximum width windings 231A, which are forward direction windings,and the total number of turns of the non-maximum width windings 231B,which are reverse direction windings, are equal to each other. In thesecond detection winding group 24, too, the total number of turns of theforward direction windings among the second windings 241 and the totalnumber of turns of the reverse direction windings among the secondwindings 241 are equal to each other.

The spatial distribution of the number of turns of the first windings231 and the second windings 241, which are thus wound around theplurality of teeth 27 of the detecting stator core 21, is given as afunction expressed by a sine wave that has a spatial order determined inrelation to the number of poles (i.e., number of teeth) 2M (M is aninteger equal to or larger than 1) of the excitation windings 22 woundaround the teeth 27 of the detecting stator core 21 and the number N (Nis an integer equal to or larger than 1) of the salient poles 31 of thedetecting rotor 3 (i.e., the multiplication factor N of angle).

Each detection winding (i.e., each first winding 231 and each secondwinding 241) is positioned so that the distance to the core back 26 iscloser from the detection winding than from the relevant excitationwinding 22. A detection winding (i.e., first winding 231 or secondwinding 241) and excitation winding 22 wound around the same tooth 27are arranged so as to be separated from each other in the radialdirection of the detecting stator 2.

The insulator 30 includes the plurality of partition portions 301, eachof which is interposed between the excitation winding 22 and thedetection winding 231 or 241 that are wound around the same tooth 27,and the plurality of protruding portions 302, each of which isinterposed between one of the detection windings 231 or one of thedetection windings 241 and the core back 26. The excitation windings 22and the detection windings 231 and 241 are arranged so as to beseparated from each other via the partition portions 301 in the radialdirection of the detecting stator 2. The detection windings 231 and 241and the core back 26 are arranged so as to be separated from each othervia the protruding portions 302 in the radial direction of the detectingstator 2.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view for illustrating the excitation winding 22and maximum width winding 231A wound around one of the teeth 27 of FIG.16 that has a tooth number “1”. FIG. 18 is an enlarged view forillustrating the excitation winding 22 and non-maximum width winding231B wound around one of the teeth 27 of FIG. 16 that has a tooth number“3”. The maximum width winding 231A is positioned relative to theexcitation winding 22 in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2by adjusting the thickness of the partition portion 301A and thethickness of the protruding portion 302A as illustrated in FIG. 17. Thenon-maximum width winding 231B is positioned relative to the excitationwinding 22 in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2 byadjusting the thickness of the partition portion 301B and the thicknessof the protruding portion 302B as illustrated in FIG. 18. The positionalrelation between the maximum width winding 231A and the non-maximumwidth winding 231B when the first detection winding group 23 is viewedalong the circumferential direction of the detecting stator 2 is thesame as in the first embodiment.

In this example, with the radial winding width of the maximum widthwinding 231A wider than the radial winding width of the non-maximumwidth winding 231B, the partition portion 301B is thicker than thepartition portion 301A and the protruding portion 302B is thicker thanthe protruding portion 302A. The rest of the configuration is the sameas in the first embodiment.

In this manner, the present invention, when applied to the innerrotor-type resolver 1 in which the detecting rotor 3 is disposed on theinside in the radial direction of the detecting stator 2 and is maderotatable relative to the detecting stator 2, is capable of ensuring theprevention of the accidental unwinding and winding disorder of theexcitation windings 22, the first windings 231, and the second windings241 even more, and can prevent the angle detection error of the resolver1 from increasing as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

The number of teeth 27 of the detecting stator 2 is eighteen and thenumber of salient poles 31 of the detecting rotor 3 is fifteen in theexample described above. However, the combination of the number of teeth27 and the number of salient poles 31 is not limited thereto, as long asthe combination allows the resolver to fulfill its function, as is thecase for the combinations described in the first embodiment withreference to FIG. 12.

Fourth Embodiment

FIG. 19 is a vertical sectional view for illustrating a rotatingelectrical machine according to a fourth embodiment of the presentinvention. FIG. 20 is a sectional view taken along the line XX-XX ofFIG. 19. A rotating electrical machine 101 in FIG. 19 includes a stator102, which has a ring shape, a rotor 103, which is disposed on theinside of the stator 102 and which is rotatable relative to the stator102, and a housing 140, which supports the stator 102 and the rotor 103.

The housing 104 includes a housing main body 105, which is shaped like aboard, and a housing tube portion 106, which is cylindrical and which isfixed to an outer circumferential portion of the housing main body 105.A through hole 107 is formed in a central portion of the housing mainbody 105. As illustrated in FIG. 19, a support shaft 108 is fixed to thehousing 104. The support shaft 108 is fixed to the housing main body 105and is disposed along a central axis line of the housing tube portion106. The rotor 103 is attached to the support shaft 108 via bearings 109in a rotatable manner. The rotor 103 is supported by the housing 104 viathe support shaft 108.

The stator 102 is arranged so as to be coaxial with the rotor 103. Thestator 102 includes a stator core 110, which has a ring shape and whichsurrounds the outer circumference of the rotor 103, a plurality ofstator windings 111, which are provided in the stator core 110 and whichare aligned side by side in a circumferential direction of the statorcore 110, and an insulator 112, which is provided in the stator core 110to be interposed between the stator core 110 and the stator windings111. The stator 102 is supported by the housing 104, with the statorcore 110 fit inside the housing tube portion 106. The state ofinsulation between the stator windings 111 and the stator core 110 isensured by the insulator 112.

The stator core 110 is constructed from a plurality of steel sheets,which are stacked in an axis line direction of the support shaft 108 andwhich are magnetic bodies. The stator core 110 includes a back yokeportion 113, which has a ring shape along an inner circumferentialsurface of the housing tube portion 106, and a plurality of magneticpole tooth portions 114, which protrude from the back yoke portion 113inward in a radial direction and which are spaced apart from one anotherin the circumferential direction of the stator core 110. The magneticpole tooth portions 114 are equally spaced in the circumferentialdirection of the stator core 110.

The stator windings 111 are provided separately in the magnetic poletooth portions 114, which means that the stator windings 111 are equallyspaced in the circumferential direction of the stator core 110. Arotating magnetic field is generated in the stator 102 by establishingelectrical connection to the stator windings 111. The rotor 103 isrotated about the axis line of the support shaft 108 by the generationof the rotating magnetic field in the stator 102.

The rotor 103 includes a rotor yoke 115 and a plurality of permanentmagnets (rotor magnetic pole portions) 116 provided in the rotor yoke115.

The rotor yoke 115 is a mold made of cast iron. The rotor yoke 115includes, as illustrated in FIG. 19, a rotor yoke main body 117, towhich the bearings 109 are attached, and a rotor tube portion 118, whichis fixed to an outer circumferential portion of the rotor yoke main body117 and which is arranged so as to be coaxial with the support shaft108.

The rotor yoke 115 is disposed on the inside of the stator 102, with anouter circumferential surface of the rotor tube portion 118 facing thestator 102 in a radial direction of the rotor 103. This makes the outercircumferential surface of the rotor tube portion 118 face front endsurfaces of the magnetic pole tooth portions 114 in the radialdirection.

The permanent magnets 116 are provided on the outer circumferentialsurface of the rotor tube portion 118. The permanent magnets 116 arespaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction (namely,the rotation direction of the rotor 103) of the rotor 103 in a spacebetween the rotor tube portion 118 and the stator 102. The permanentmagnets 116 in this example are equally spaced in the circumferentialdirection of the rotor 103.

A through hole 121 is formed in a central portion of the rotor yoke mainbody 117. A resolver shaft 122, which reaches the interior of thethrough hole 121, is provided in a front end portion of the supportshaft 108 so as to be coaxial with the support shaft 108. The resolvershaft 122 is smaller in outer diameter than the support shaft 108.

An outer rotor-type resolver 1 configured to detect the rotation angleof the rotor 103 is provided in the through hole 121 of the rotor yokemain body 117. The resolver 1 includes a detecting stator 2, which isfixed to the resolver shaft 122, and a detecting rotor 3, which facesthe detecting stator 2 in a radial direction and which is a magneticbody rotatable relative to the detecting stator 2. The detecting rotor 3is fixed to an inner surface of the through hole 121 of the rotor yokemain body 117. This causes the detecting rotor 3 to rotate unitarilywith the rotor yoke main body 117 and coaxially with the support shaft108 and the resolver shaft 122. The detecting stator 2 and the detectingrotor 3 have the same configurations as those in the first embodiment.

By applying the present invention to the resolver 1 that is provided inthe rotating electrical machine 101 in this manner, the prevention of anincrease in detection error can be ensured even more when the rotationangle of the rotor 103 of the rotating electrical machine 101 isdetected. The precision of control on the position and number ofrevolutions of the rotor 103 in the rotating electrical machine 101 canthus be enhanced.

The resolver 1 of the first embodiment is provided in the rotatingelectrical machine 101 in the example described above. The rotatingelectrical machine 101 may instead be provided with the resolver 1 ofthe second embodiment.

In the example described above, the resolver 1 may be applied to therotating electrical machine 101 functioning as a motor, or the rotatingelectrical machine 101 functioning as a generator.

Fifth Embodiment

The inner rotor-type resolver 1 according to the third embodiment may beapplied to an elevator hoisting machine. FIG. 21 is a vertical sectionalview for illustrating an elevator hoisting machine according to a fifthembodiment of the present invention. An elevator hoisting machine 130 inFIG. 21 includes the inner rotor-type resolver 1 according to the thirdembodiment, a motor 131, and a drive sheave 132, which is rotated by adriving force of the motor 131.

The motor 131 is a rotating electrical machine configured to include astator 102, which has a ring shape, a rotor 103, which is disposed onthe inside of the stator 102 and which is rotatable relative to thestator 102, and a housing 104, which supports the stator 102 and therotor 103.

A support shaft 108 of the housing 104 is a hollow, that is, tubularshaft of which the interior is communicated to a through hole 107 of ahousing main body 105. A rotor yoke 115 of the rotor 103 includes, inaddition to a rotor yoke main body 117 and a rotor tube portion 118, aresolver shaft 119, which is fixed to a central portion of the rotoryoke main body 117 and which reaches the interior of the through hole107 via the interior of the support shaft 108. The rest of theconfiguration of the motor 131 is the same as the configuration of therotating electrical machine 101 according to the fourth embodiment.

The inner rotor-type resolver 1 configured to detect the rotation angleof the rotor 103 is provided in the through hole 107 of the housing mainbody 105. The resolver 1 includes a detecting stator 2, which is fixedto the housing main body 105 inside the through hole 107, and adetecting rotor 3, which faces the detecting stator 2 in a radialdirection and which is a magnetic body rotatable relative to thedetecting stator 2. The detecting rotor 3 is fixed to the resolver shaft119. This causes the detecting rotor 3 to rotate unitarily with therotor 103 about an axis line of the resolver shaft 119 when electricalconnection to stator windings 111 is established.

The drive sheave 132 is molded unitarily with the rotor yoke 115. Thedrive sheave 132 is thus supported by the support shaft 108 via bearings109 in a manner that allows the drive sheave 132 to rotate freely. Thematerial of the drive sheave 132 and the rotor yoke 115 is cast iron inthis example. The drive sheave 132 is provided outside the range of thestator 102 in the direction of an axis line of the support shaft 108.The drive sheave 132 is rotated about the axis line of the support shaft108 with the rotation of the rotor 103. A plurality of main rope-usegrooves 133 are formed in an outer circumferential surface of the drivesheave 132 along a circumferential direction of the drive sheave 132.

A plurality of main ropes from which an elevator car (not shown) and abalance weight (not shown) are hung are wound around the drive sheave132 along the main rope-use grooves 133. The elevator car and thebalance weight are lifted and dropped in a hoistway by the rotation ofthe drive sheave 132.

A brake device 134 configured to give a braking force to the drivesheave 132 and the rotor 103 is provided in the interior of the rotortube portion 118. The brake device 134 includes a brake shoe (not shown)capable of displacement in a radial direction of the rotor 103 relativeto the rotor tube portion 118. The brake device 134 gives a brakingforce to the drive sheave 132 and the rotor 103 by bringing the brakeshoe into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the rotortube portion 118, and vanishes the braking force on the drive sheave 132and the rotor 103 by pulling the brake shoe away from the rotor tubeportion 118.

In the thus configured elevator hoisting machine, the inner rotor-typeresolver 1 according to the third embodiment is provided in the motor131, and the same effects as those in the third embodiment canaccordingly be obtained. In other words, the position and number ofrevolutions of the rotor 103 in the rotating electrical machine 101 canbe controlled with enhanced precision.

In the example described above, the resolver 1 is provided in theelevator hoisting machine 130 in which the drive sheave 132 is unitarywith the rotor 103. The resolver 1 may instead be provided in a gearedhoisting machine (elevator hoisting machine) in which a gear deviceincluding a plurality of interlocking gears is installed in a motorserving as a rotating electrical machine, so that the rotation of arotor included in the motor is transmitted to the drive sheave 132through the gear device. The drive sheave 132 in this case is rotatedwith the rotation of the rotor included in the motor, at a number ofrevolutions reduced from the number of revolutions of the rotor by acertain gear ratio.

In the example described above, the rotating electrical machine 101according to the fourth embodiment may be applied as the motor 131 tothe elevator hoisting machine. When the rotating electrical machine 101according to the fourth embodiment is applied as the motor 131 to theelevator hoisting machine, the outer rotor-type resolver 1 according tothe first embodiment or the second embodiment is provided in the motor131.

In the fourth embodiment, the inner rotor-type resolver 1 according tothe third embodiment may be provided in a rotating electrical machinehaving the same configuration as the configuration of the motor 131 inthe fifth embodiment.

In the fourth embodiment and the fifth embodiment, the present inventionis applied to an inner rotor-type rotating electrical machine in whichthe ring-shaped stator 102 surrounds the outer circumference of therotor 103. The present invention may instead be applied to an outerrotor-type rotating electrical machine in which the ring-shaped rotor103 surrounds the outer circumference of the stator 102.

In the fourth embodiment and the fifth embodiment, the resolver 1 isprovided in a permanent magnet motor in which the permanent magnets 116are included in the rotor 103. The present invention is not limitedthereto, and the resolver 1 may be provided in, for example, aninduction motor.

In the respective embodiments described above, the first windings 231serve as COS phase detection windings and the second windings 241 serveas SIN phase detection windings. However, the first windings 231 may beused as the SIN phase detection windings and the second windings 241 maybe used as COS the phase detection windings.

In the respective embodiments described above, two types of firstwindings 231, which are different from each other in radial windingwidth, are included in the first detection winding group 23. However,the first detection winding group 23 may include three or more types offirst windings 231, which are different from one another in radialwinding width. In this case, a plurality of first windings 231 of onetype each having a maximum radial winding width are defined as maximumwidth windings, and a plurality of first windings 231 of other typesthat are narrower in winding width than the maximum width windings inradial winding width are defined as non-maximum width windings. Further,in this case, through the adjustment of the respective radial positionsof the first windings 231 of each type are adjusted so that the entireradial winding width of each non-maximum width windings falls within theradial winding width of the maximum width windings when the firstdetection winding group 23 is viewed along the circumferential directionof the detecting stator 2.

In the respective embodiments described above, the first detectionwinding group 23 is used as an adjustment winding group including aplurality of types of detection windings each having a different radialwinding width. However, the second detection winding group 24 may beused as the adjustment detection winding group. In this case, the typesof the radial winding widths of the respective second windings 241,which are included in the second detection winding group 24, may be twotypes, or three or more types.

In the respective embodiments described above, as the first detectionwinding group 23, the adjustment winding group, which includes aplurality of types of the first detection windings 231 different fromone another in radial winding width, is used. However, the respectivefirst windings 231 included in the first detection winding group 23 mayhave the same radial winding width. Even employing this configuration,there may be avoided a case in which the excitation winding 22, thefirst winding 231, and the second winding 241 are all wound around thesame tooth 27, and winding collapses and winding fluctuations of thewindings 22, 231, and 241 on the teeth 27 can accordingly be suppressed.In other words, the present invention can be applicable to a case inwhich the number of turns is varied, and to a case in which the samewinding width is used, too, when two or more winding widths are used.

In the example described above, the present invention is applied to thevariable reluctance-type resolver. The present invention may be appliedto the rotary transformer-type resolver.

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 10. A resolver, comprising: a detecting stator; and adetecting rotor rotatable relative to the detecting stator, thedetecting rotor including a plurality of salient poles arranged side byside in a circumferential direction, and being arranged so that each ofthe plurality of salient poles face the detecting stator in a radialdirection, the detecting stator including a detecting stator core, and afirst detection winding group, a second detection winding group, and aplurality of excitation windings, which are provided to the detectingstator core, the detecting stator core including a plurality of teetharranged side by side in the circumferential direction, the firstdetection winding group including a plurality of first windings asdetection windings, the second detection winding group including, asdetection windings, a plurality of second windings different from theplurality of first windings in a phase of a detection voltage, each ofthe plurality of excitation windings being wound around each one of theplurality of teeth, each of the plurality of first windings and each ofthe plurality of second windings being wound around different ones ofthe plurality of teeth from each other without being wound around thesame tooth, each of the detection windings and each of the plurality ofexcitation windings wound around the same tooth being arranged to beseparated from each other in the radial direction, at least one of thefirst detection winding group and the second detection winding groupbeing an adjustment winding group, the adjustment winding groupincluding the detection windings of a plurality of types different fromone another in winding width in a radial direction of the detectingstator, wherein, in the adjustment winding group, the detection windingseach having a maximum winding width are defined as maximum widthwindings, and the detection windings that are narrower in winding widththan the maximum width windings are defined as non-maximum widthwindings, a winding direction of conductive wires of the maximum widthwindings and a winding direction of conductive wires of the non-maximumwidth windings are different from each other, a range of the windingwidth of each of the non-maximum width windings falling within a rangeof the winding width of each of the maximum width windings in a radialdirection of the detecting stator when the detecting stator is viewedalong the circumferential direction.
 11. A resolver according to claim10, wherein the number of the non-maximum width windings is larger thanthe number of the maximum width windings.
 12. A resolver according toclaim 10, wherein positions of the plurality of excitation windingsmatch with each other in the radial direction of the detecting statorwhen viewed along the circumferential direction of the detecting stator.13. A resolver according to claim 10, wherein each of the plurality ofexcitation windings is wound around one of the plurality of teeth sothat conductive wires of the excitation windings on adjacent teeth arewound in directions opposite from each other, wherein the plurality offirst windings each are wound around teeth that are selected every othertooth in the circumferential direction out of the plurality of teeth andwherein the plurality of second windings are wound around at least oneof the plurality of teeth that is not wound with any of the plurality offirst windings.
 14. A resolver according to claim 10, wherein a centerposition of the non-maximum width winding matches with a center positionof the maximum width winding in the radial direction of the detectingstator when the detecting stator is viewed along the circumferentialdirection.
 15. A resolver according to claim 10, wherein at least one ofthe first detection winding group and the second detection winding groupincludes forward direction windings, which are the detection windingswound in a forward direction, and reverse direction windings, which arethe detection windings wound in a reverse direction, and wherein a totalnumber of turns of the forward direction windings and a total number ofturns of the reverse direction windings are equal to each other.
 16. Aresolver according to claim 10, wherein the detecting stator furtherincludes a non-magnetic body interposed between the plurality of theexcitation windings and the plurality of teeth, and between thedetection windings and the plurality of teeth, and wherein thenon-magnetic body includes a partition portion interposed between theexcitation winding and detection winding wound around the same tooth.17. A resolver, comprising: a detecting stator; and a detecting rotorrotatable relative to the detecting stator, the detecting rotorincluding a plurality of salient poles arranged side by side in acircumferential direction, and being arranged so that each of theplurality of salient poles face the detecting stator in a radialdirection, the detecting stator including a detecting stator core, and afirst detection winding group, a second detection winding group, and aplurality of excitation windings, which are provided to the detectingstator core, the detecting stator core including a plurality of teetharranged side by side in the circumferential direction, the firstdetection winding group including a plurality of first windings asdetection windings, the second detection winding group including, asdetection windings, a plurality of second windings different from theplurality of first windings in a phase of a detection voltage, each ofthe plurality of excitation windings being wound around each one of theplurality of teeth, each of the plurality of first windings and each ofthe plurality of second windings being wound around different ones ofthe plurality of teeth from each other without being wound around thesame tooth, each of the detection windings and each of the plurality ofexcitation windings wound around the same tooth being arranged to beseparated from each other in the radial direction, a number of polepairs of the plurality of excitation windings being M, which is aninteger equal to or larger than 1, a number of the salient poles beingN, which is an integer equal to or larger than 1, spatial distributionsof number of turns of the plurality of first windings and the pluralityof second windings being obtained from a sum of functions expressed by asine wave of (|M±N|)-th spatial order and functions expressed by a sinewave of (|M−|M±N∥)-th spatial order, the sine wave of the (|M−|M±N∥)-thspatial order having an amplitude equal to an amplitude of the sine waveof the (|M±N|)-th spatial order, the number of pole pairs M of theplurality of excitation windings being 9, and the number of salientpoles N being one of 15, 24, and
 30. 18. A resolver according to claim17, wherein at least one of the first detection winding group and thesecond detection winding group includes forward direction windings,which are the detection windings wound in a forward direction, andreverse direction windings, which are the detection windings wound in areverse direction, and wherein a total number of turns of the forwarddirection windings and a total number of turns of the reverse directionwindings are equal to each other.
 19. A resolver according to claim 17,wherein the detecting stator further includes a non-magnetic bodyinterposed between the plurality of the excitation windings and theplurality of teeth, and between the detection windings and the pluralityof teeth, and wherein the non-magnetic body includes a partition portioninterposed between the excitation winding and detection winding woundaround the same tooth.
 20. A resolver, comprising: a detecting stator;and a detecting rotor rotatable relative to the detecting stator, thedetecting rotor including a plurality of salient poles arranged side byside in a circumferential direction, and being arranged so that each ofthe plurality of salient poles face the detecting stator in a radialdirection, the detecting stator including a detecting stator core, and afirst detection winding group, a second detection winding group, and aplurality of excitation windings, which are provided to the detectingstator core, the detecting stator core including a plurality of teetharranged side by side in the circumferential direction, the firstdetection winding group including a plurality of first windings asdetection windings, the second detection winding group including, asdetection windings, a plurality of second windings different from theplurality of first windings in a phase of a detection voltage, each ofthe plurality of excitation windings being wound around each one of theplurality of teeth, each of the plurality of first windings and each ofthe plurality of second windings being wound around different ones ofthe plurality of teeth from each other without being wound around thesame tooth, each of the detection windings and each of the plurality ofexcitation windings wound around the same tooth being arranged to beseparated from each other in the radial direction, a number of polepairs of the plurality of excitation windings being M, which is aninteger equal to or larger than 1, a number of the salient poles beingN, which is an integer equal to or larger than 1, spatial distributionsof number of turns of the plurality of first windings and the pluralityof second windings being obtained from a sum of functions expressed by asine wave of (|M±N|)-th spatial order and functions expressed by a sinewave of (|M−|M±N∥)-th spatial order, the sine wave of the (|M−|M±N∥)-thspatial order having an amplitude equal to an amplitude of the sine waveof the (|M±N|)-th spatial order, the number of pole pairs M of theplurality of excitation windings being 15, and the number of salientpoles N being one of 10 and
 20. 21. A resolver according to claim 20,wherein at least one of the first detection winding group and the seconddetection winding group includes forward direction windings, which arethe detection windings wound in a forward direction, and reversedirection windings, which are the detection windings wound in a reversedirection, and wherein a total number of turns of the forward directionwindings and a total number of turns of the reverse direction windingsare equal to each other.
 22. A resolver according to claim 20, whereinthe detecting stator further includes a non-magnetic body interposedbetween the plurality of the excitation windings and the plurality ofteeth, and between the detection windings and the plurality of teeth,and wherein the non-magnetic body includes a partition portioninterposed between the excitation winding and detection winding woundaround the same tooth.
 23. A rotating electrical machine, comprising: astator; a rotor rotatable relative to the stator; and the resolver ofclaim 10, wherein the detecting rotor is rotated unitarily with therotor.
 24. An elevator hoisting machine, comprising: a motor including:a stator; a rotor rotatable relative to the stator; and the resolver ofclaim 10; and a drive sheave rotated in association with rotation of therotor, wherein the detecting rotor is rotated unitarily with the rotor.25. A rotating electrical machine, comprising: a stator; a rotorrotatable relative to the stator; and the resolver of claim 17, whereinthe detecting rotor is rotated unitarily with the rotor.
 26. An elevatorhoisting machine, comprising: a motor including: a stator; a rotorrotatable relative to the stator; and the resolver of claim 17; and adrive sheave rotated in association with rotation of the rotor, whereinthe detecting rotor is rotated unitarily with the rotor.
 27. A rotatingelectrical machine, comprising: a stator; a rotor rotatable relative tothe stator; and the resolver of claim 20, wherein the detecting rotor isrotated unitarily with the rotor.
 28. An elevator hoisting machine,comprising: a motor including: a stator; a rotor rotatable relative tothe stator; and the resolver of claim 20; and a drive sheave rotated inassociation with rotation of the rotor, wherein the detecting rotor isrotated unitarily with the rotor.